Cadillac takes on Europe’s super-saloons

[Bruce Nunnally]

The Press Car they had blew an MR shock. The Press cars get a lot of abuse, but there you are.

Otherwise overall positive review.

Some other elements are not quite up to the best Euro-standards, not least the six-speed automatic gearbox, which does not change particularly smoothly or quickly. But if the mood takes you, the CTS-V is as quiet a long-distance cruiser as any if you’re light on the throttle.

In essence, then, we have – at last – a Cadillac that can look in the eye pretty well any high-performance European model. There may still be areas for further improvement, but they’re getting steadily smaller.

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